{
  "id": 6530546,
  "title": "Pisa 2025: Kekangan masa punca matematik merosot, kata pakar",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/pisa-2025-kekangan-masa-punca-matematik-merosot-kata-pakar",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-10T02:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2026/09/10/pisa-2025-kekangan-masa-punca-matematik-merosot-kata-pakar"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Malaysia's mathematics performance in the 2025 Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) is declining, according to experts, not due to the heavy workload alone. The primary issue is the lack of time for teachers to deliver dense curriculums, says Yunus Yasin, President of the Science, Technology, and Mathematics Association. Mastering fundamental mathematical concepts requires repeated practice to ensure students truly understand, such as using number lines for addition and subtraction. If coursework is abundant but teaching time is insufficient, that presents a problem. Conversely, a dense curriculum is not an issue if sufficient time is allocated for practical practice, he told FMT. Last month, Education Minister Fadhlina Sidek announced the PISA 2025 results, showing science and reading scores each rising to 419 and 393 points, while mathematics dropped 11 points to 397. However, the decline in mathematical achievement should be treated with serious concern and not viewed merely as a change in one assessment cycle. Yasin urges the Ministry of Education (KPM) to take immediate and drastic action to enhance teachers' abilities and maintain their motivation. The ministry must provide positive incentives and recognize teachers' strengths to encourage them to become outstanding educators. Promotion and incentives should be based on their expertise and motivation, he said. He also warns that mathematics is the language of science and the backbone of technology and engineering. Failing to master fundamental mathematical concepts could have a domino effect on the career prospects of the younger generation in the future, he cautioned. If mathematical understanding is weak, it will be difficult for our students to navigate and secure well-paying jobs in technology and engineering sectors.",
  "summary": "Pakar berkata kekangan masa menyukarkan guru mengajar konsep matematik secara mendalam dan berulang sekali gus menjejaskan penguasaan asas murid.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Pisa 2025: Kekangan masa punca matematik merosot, kata pakar",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/pisa-2025-kekangan-masa-punca-matematik-merosot-kata-pakar-6531535",
        "published": "2026-09-10T02:00:00.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}